Posted on 03/13/2019 2:38:44 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Every year, many thousands of American parents find that the son or daughter they sent to college has been transformed by college into a leftist. For left-wing parents, this may be a blessing, but for parents who are not leftist—not to mention conservative—it is often painfully jolting.
It is jolting because their beloved child now holds America in contempt; prefers socialism to capitalism; regards all white people and police as racist; believes the Bible, Christianity, and Judaism are not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense; no longer believes men and women are inherently different—or even that male and female objectively exist; is disinterested in getting married and having children; believes the president of the United States is a fascist—as are all those who voted for him; and supports the suppression of speech that he or she regards as “hate speech.”
While this is music to the ears of left-wing parents, most traditionally liberal parents will not be all that happy with this transformation.
Unlike leftists, most liberals do love America and think that, despite its flaws, it is worthy of respect. They do not believe male and female are subjective categories, and they believe in free speech—even for “hate speech.”
For conservative parents, the transformation is far worse. “Nightmare” is not too strong a description. Not only does their child hold everything they cherish in contempt, their child, who loved and respected them a year or two before, now holds them in contempt.
It is a nightmare for another reason: Young people who are transformed into leftists almost always become less kind, less happy, and more angry.
It’s hard to imagine the opposite could occur—that is, that a young person could buy into all the left-wing views described above and become a sweeter human being.
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There are a total of 70 choices. UC Berkley is not one of them.
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It’s hard to imagine the opposite could occur—that is, that a young person could buy into all the left-wing views described above and become a sweeter human being.
Prager makes the point very well in discussing happiness.Claims for reparations, for example, are claims that blacks are victims, and that they deserve to be made happy. But if your self-worth depends on being a victim, you cannot allow yourself to be happy. And your unhappiness makes you dangerous; no one can think that a suicide bomber is happy. Or that a happy person can be a suicide bomber.
Dennis Prager makes the point that “Happiness is a moral virtue.” And that feeling follows action - you will feel happy if you act happy, even if acting happy is the last thing you feel like doing at the time.
The five-minute Cliff Notes version is found at Prager University.
If you have time for the 52 minute version, I recommend it in preference.
Prager's book on the subject is
- Happiness Is a Serious Problem:
- A Human Nature Repair Manual
Doggone, I only found four schools in South Carolina listed and Clemson is nowhere on that list. Apparently Clemson has gone to the left and only cares about athletics now. Very disheartening that I have a step grandson going there.
My Dad's Alma Mater South Dakota State University is on the list mainly, I think, as a reflection of the values of a very agricultural college in a very agricultural state whose coursework is dominated by the hard sciences.
Bottom line is that there are probably well more than 70 decent colleges out there, but this list is a good place to start.
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